Mar 18, 2023
The Dust Bowl in the 1930s caused by extensive soil erosion in the southern plains region of the United States, led to severe dust storms during a period of extensive drought.
For five days in December 1952, the Great Smog of London smothered the city, wreaking havoc and killing thousands.
In the early 1950s, the...
Mar 4, 2023
On May 15, 1967 Egyptian President Nasser ordered his army to march
into Sinai Peninsula and then demanded that the United Nations pull
its peacekeepers from the peninsula. Then he declared the Straits
of Tiran, closed to Israeli shipping.
Subsequently, on June 5, 1967, the Israel Defense Forces initiated Operation...